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| 17 | IL | On September 4, 2020, Illinois reported over 140,000 new **Total PCR tests (in specimens)** and over 5,000 new **Cases.** According to the [Chicago Tribune](https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200904-qun7unon5fhjbfhnsml4edwqia-story.html), "The Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday there was significant slowdown in the agency's test reporting earlier this week that it is just catching up with." Negative test results reported in our API and CSVs are calculated by subtracting **Positive PCR tests (people)** from **Total PCR tests (specimens)** in the absence of better data. | http://www.dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/diseases-a-z-list/coronavirus | http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/hospitalization-utilization | @IDPH | http://www.dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/diseases-a-z-list/coronavirus | Specimens | posNeg | posNeg | Illinois | 17 | false |